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Diocese of Bismarck pub.1984/rev.2003 , BISMARCK

Diocese of Bismarck Archives M-126 Chancery Office 420 Raymond Street P.O. Box 1575 Bismarck, North Dakota 58502-1575 Phone 701-223-1347 http://bismarckdiocese.com/

Open: By appointment only, Monday-Friday, 9:00-5:00 Access: No restrictions Copying facilities: Yes

History: In 1909 the Diocese of Bismarck was erected for western North Dakota from part of the Diocese of Fargo. In 1999 the Bismarck Diocese reported 1,800 baptized Native American Catholics. The area of the diocese has included the following Indian missions and parishes:

1876-present (Bismarck, 1909-present) St. Peter Church (Hunkpapa), Fort Yates 1889-1963(closes) (Bismarck, 1909- Immaculate Conception/ Sacred Heart 1963) Mission (Arickara, , and ), Packineau Dam Site/ Elbowoods 1890-present (Bismarck, 1909-present) St. Elizabeth Mission (Hunkpapa), Cannonball 1896-present (Bismarck, 1909-present) St. James Mission (Hunkpapa), Porcupine 1906-1969 (closed) (Bismarck, 1909- St. Andrew Mission (Arickara, Hidatsa, 1969) and Mandan), Nishu/ Armstrong 1906-1969 (closed) (Bismarck, 1909- Holy Family/ St. Michael Mission 1969) (Arickara, Hidatsa, and Mandan), Shell Creek/ Shell Village 1907-1921 (closed) (Bismarck, 1909- St. John Mission (Arickara, Hidatsa, 1921) and Mandan), Crow Heart's Landing 1911-present St. Anthony Church (Arickara, Hidatsa, and Mandan), Mandaree/ Independence 1916-present St. John the Baptist Mission (Arickara, Hidatsa, and Mandan), Trenton 1920-1937 (closed) St. Bernard Mission (Hunkpapa), Red Cedar 1928-present St. Joseph Mission (Arickara, Hidatsa, and Mandan), Twin Buttes/ Crow's Heart

1 1955-1970 (closed) Queen of Peace Mission (Arickara, Hidatsa, and Mandan), Raub 1963-present Sacred Heart Mission (Arickara, Hidatsa, and Mandan), White Shield

Holdings of Catholic-related records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1868-present

Volume: Approximately 1 cubic foot

Description: 7 series include Native Catholic records:

/1 Parish Files Inclusive dates: 1910-present Volume: .3 cubic foot Description: Correspondence arranged alphabetically by mission location. A. "Elbowoods and Mandaree, Fort Berthold Reservation," 1910-present, .2 cubic foot: major correspondents include Reverends Reinhard Kaufmann, Aloysius Bittman, and Stephen Kranz, Bishops Vincent Wehrle, O.S.B., Vincent J. Ryan, Lambert A. Hoch, and Hilary B. Hacker, and the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions B. "Fort Yates, Standing Rock Reservation," 1924-1925, 1930, 1935-present, .1 cubic foot: major correspondents include Reverends Bernard Strassmaier, O.S.B. and Alfred Meyer and Bishops Vincent Wehrle, O.S.B., Vincent Ryan, Lambert Hoch, and Hilary Hacker

/2 Financial and Statistical Reports Inclusive dates: 1940-present Volume: .1 cubic foot Description: Arranged alphabetically by mission location. A. "Fort Yates, Standing Rock Reservation," 1940-present, 3 folders: St. Peter Mission, Fort Yates, 1940, 1955, 1970-present; St. James, Porcupine, 1945, 1954-1955, 1957-1958, 1970-present; St. Elizabeth's, Cannonball, 1940, 1970-present B. "Mandaree, Fort Berthold Reservation," 1940, 1955, 1970-present, 1 folder

/3 "Religious Men" Inclusive dates: 1941-present Volume: .2 cubic foot Description: Correspondence with Benedictine abbeys, re: assignments and financial support at Fort Berthold and Standing Rock Reservations; arranged alphabetically by name of abbey. A. Assumption Abbey, Richardton, North Dakota, 1948-present, .15 cubic foot: includes correspondence regarding the Fort Berthold Reservation missions; major correspondents include Bishops Vincent Ryan, Lambert Hoch, and Hilary Hacker and Abbots Cuthbert Goeb, O.S.B. and Robert West, O.S.B. B. Conception Abbey, Conception, Missouri, 1941-present, 1 folder: includes correspondence regarding the Standing Rock Reservation missions; major correspondents include Bishops Vincent Ryan, Lambert Hoch, and Hilary Hacker and Abbots Stephen Schappler, O.S.B., Anselm Coppersmith, O.S.B., Kevin McGonigle, O.S.B., and Jerome Hanus, O.S.B.

/4 "National" Inclusive dates: 1941-present Volume: .1 cubic foot

2 Description: Contains 2 folders labeled "Indian Missions," which include correspondence between the bishops, the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, and the Commission for Catholic Missions Among the Colored People and the Indians.

/5 "Diocesan-General" Inclusive dates: 1943, 1948, 1954 Volume: 5 letters Description: Includes a folder labeled "Indian Missions."

/6 Sacramental Records Inclusive dates: 1868, 1876-1954 Volume: 6 reels of microfilm Description: Arranged alphabetically by mission location. A. Bismarck, St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral, 1908-ca. 1930s, 1 reel: includes records for students at the Bismarck Government Indian School B. Cannonball, St. Elizabeth Mission, 1868, 1877-1954, 1 reel C. Elbowoods, Sacred Heart Church, 1889-1954, 1 reel D. Fort Yates, St. Peter Church, 1868, 1876-1954, 1 reel E. Odense, St. John Church, 1916-1920, 1 reel: includes records for St. Bernard Mission, Red Cedar F. Williston, St. Joseph Church, 1916-1954, 1 reel: includes records for St. John the Baptist Mission, Trenton

/7 Diocesan Newspaper Inclusive dates: 1941-present Volume: .1 cubic foot Description: Dakota Catholic Action, includes occasional articles on American Indians and Catholic evangelization within the diocese.

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